Joshua Parsons

SERT Team Equipment Grant Application

$479,058 grant request — no county dollars needed.

Domestic violence awareness and victim services

A 7.5% cut to a $359,318 grant, with the gap partially covered by the local victim services fund and county budget.

Homeless data system coordination

No cost to the county.

Sheriff's Office software and policy-management contracts

$7,000, covered by existing grant funds.

Adult probation safety and security upgrades via JRI 2 grant

Grant grows from $35,000 to $95,000 — 100% state funding, no county budget resolution needed.

Measles death claims and public transparency

Unknown — Parsons insists any plan must come with real cost figures, pointing to Delaware County's cost overruns as a cautionary tale.

988 crisis line funding and public awareness

$83,031 for three months, covered by a federal crisis expansion grant.

YWCA sexual assault services MOU for prison and Youth Intervention Center

The prior in-person counseling contract cost up to $8,000; the hotline remains in place at no new cost while the review continues.

Fire prevention and battery safety awareness

Deputy sheriff recruitment

$30,000 from the Sheriff's Office operating budget for six months.

Sheriff's Office software and policy contracts

$70,802.68 total across the two contracts, paid from the Sheriff's Office operating budget.

Downtown Lancaster Public Safety Concerns

The county's $75,000 DID contribution is tied to these safety concerns.

Human services contract increases

The rate rises from $197 to $340 per month per client, a 72% increase funded by the state aging block grant.

Drug and alcohol treatment and prevention contracts

$2,669,004.50 awarded for the first six months, with future allocations uncertain year to year.

Mental health service contract renewals

Contracts total roughly $840,000, funded entirely by the Human Services Block with notable increases for drop-in and psychiatric services.

Hazardous Materials Strategic Response Plan

The hazmat training grant was cut 50% this year; the new PEMA radiological grant is project-based and renewable annually.

911 Statewide Interconnectivity Grant

The app is free to residents and the county; no purchase is needed.

PEMA grant agreement update

$28,718 annual state grant, essentially flat from last year.

Child Support Enforcement Awareness Month

Over $56.3 million collected and disbursed to custodial parents in the most recent federal fiscal year.

County taser purchase and upgrade

$161,694 over five years, fully state-funded.

Frontier fiber connection renewal — Department of Public Safety

Ammunition Purchase for SERT Team — Witmer Public Safety Group